Davenport bed



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T. S. MORRISON DAVENPORT BED Filed Aug. 14. 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 7 2m [MG/210i I L j dopglj' War/340072;

Y Patented June 7, 19 27.

w i Fficii- IrHEoDoRE s. ivroimrsoiv, oFcoHicAGo, ILLINOIS.

DAVENPORT BED.

Application filed August 1 4, 1924. seriaifno vaiew.

Thisinvention relates to improvements in dave'nport beds and vmore particularly to davenports equippedwith an extensible sec tion whereby the same may be converted into'abed forsleepingpurposes. a

The wobject of the invention is to provide 7 an 7 improved construction for davenports of the'character described, in which simplicity of design may beyco'mbined with ease of manipulation. A furtheroobject.ofthe invention is to provide an improved'arrange-.

byreference to the accompanying' drawings illustrating one form in which. 1t may be e ment of supporting members for the extensible bedforming section,v Other objects of v invention will appear from time to timeias the descriptionproceeds. r

,. vThe :inventio'nimay best be understood f h bpdied. lnjfth'e drawings;

', Figure 1 is affront vievviof'a davenport constructed in, accordance with my inven- 1' tionL V i Figure 2 is'a top plan View of the davenport with the seat portion extended; and with parts broken away to show, the box and spring cover carried by the main frame.

' 1 Figure 3 is a side yie'w in section showingthe seat portion in extendedposition to form a bed. I

' with the seat portion in normal position to jform agdavenport. Q I p e V Figure 5is an enlarged fragmentary View withtelescoping side rails and adjacent f parts shownin cross section; b

The inven i Qn herein disclosed is appli- 1 cable to the ordinary style of over-stuffed .d avenport for the purpose-of, converting: the same into a full sized bed. Davenports of "thisj'class are usually equipped with an ex- I V tensible seat portion 10 slidably mounted in themain frame in such a waythat it may be drawnforward its full width asclearly shown in. Figures2 and 3,.to proyide the additional width required for a bedgrthis being, usually. accomplished, by "using the ,dej tachable seat cushions; 11, 11" to fill the space normally occupied by the seat section 10. It is also desirable. to provide auxiliary supportsfor the extensible section, and heretofore such devices have been provided at or adjacent the front ends of the extensible section normally in raised position but pro vided with various mechanisms and devices whereby they may be lowered into support- Figure 4 is a view similar to Figureii, but

ing contact'with' the ground when the secftion is extended; v r

I In my improved davenport, Ii providea novel arrangement of supports f comprising a pair offlegs 12, 12 rigidly a ttached adjacent the front ends of the extensible section 10 so as tobe movable therewitln' Said legs are preferably adapted to conform with the general design of the davenport, and especially. to harmonize in ornamental detail 7 with the main supportingl-egsflii; 13, at the,

to forinthe davnport as showdin Figures the'corner legs 13, 13. 1 I

isishow'n in Figures 3, 4 and '5} Themains 22, and side rails 23, 23;: These members form' a rectangular frame supported above the flo'orflev'el. by rear legs 24; 24 andfthe f'ront legs 12,12 the latter being already referred t Above {the mainframe; members [men-1 "tioned a're the back and armfframemembers which need not beespecially referred to.

frameconsists of a front rail21" a back rail The extensible frameof seatssectionlO consistsflof frontfand rear rails 26and 27 and side rails 28,28 rigidly "connected together and" suitably reinforced at the corners and braced throughout.. Thefront 1 rail 26 sets in a recessed portion 29in front of; the

21 of the mainframe, so that thev seat sec-v. tion 10 becomes fii ish" with thejfr ont'of the v mainframe when the par-ts'arein normal position shown in Figures l and 4." The side rails 28, 28, are adapted toregister with siderails'23, 23 of the main. davenport frame anchare slidably connected therewith. In the preferred form shown thisslidable connection; consists of a" series of telescoping members as' for"instance eachfof the side rails 28 and 23, 23 are providjdrespecv irelyliv th. pp y d sp se dweli ai ed grooves 30'and 31 in whichgrooveis asingle elongated sliding member 32 is fitted so as to afford relative longitudinal telescoping movement of the three members. A stop 33 is arranged at the rear end of the upper rail "23 and moves in a registering slot33 in the member '32 while. a similar stop 34 is ar-.

ranged at the forward end of the lower rail 28 and moves in a similar slot 34; the ar m mnt being Such u e limited longitu- V dinal movement is afforded between each of the upper and lower side members 28 and 23 with respect tothe intermediate member .32. 1 Thus when the extensible seat portion, is withdrawn to its fullest extent as shownin Figure 3 the member has engagement.

with both upper and lower members but in an ntermediate pos tion as shown, By means of the telescoping sections as de scribed, the seat section may beeasily moved into and [out of itsextended posit on. 'l find it-preferable to arrange :the auxili iary supporting legs 12; 12 carried by the extensible seatisection 10 so as to be raised.

7 i slightly from the floor when the seat portion is in closed position as shown in 1gures l; and 4, and permitting the legs to come into supporting engagement with the fiooron lywhen the seat section is extended. 'Thisiresult is obtained by providing'sufli- .cient; play in the telescoping members so thatlthe overhanging weight of the extensiblefsection isl suflicient todepress the legs- 12,Q1 21;intosupporting engagement with the 7 ground; ,This arrangement makes it easier; tomanipulate the sliding section and reduces I wear on carpets rugs or floors.

;fore constructeda front main frame memberhas ordinarily beenprovided to extend In davenport beds of this type hereto from one i corner; leg to the other. .while' the i extensible section moved over this lower 1 frame member. In my improved form oft" daven'port it will be observedthat the entire frontsurface of'the-davenport together with 7 the rigid legs 12,12, isv movable with the seat section, but in theform shown the appearance of a solid frame member along the bottom of the, davenport is preserved by providing the main frame with a pair ,of

frame members 35,: on opposite sides of the recessed portion 29 and'in alignment 1 with the front rail 26 of'which fits in this recessed portion when said section is in j normally closed position. This arrange 7 merit gives the appearance of a rigid frame memberhaving all fo'ursupporting' legs at tachedthereto.

It will be understood, how-- ever; that my invention may} be applied to other styles of davenports in which this lower frame member is not visible. Y I further find it v preferableto provide a box, orreceptacle 40 for bedding or the like,

loc'at'ed within the main frame "and under extensible section As shown :herein gust, 1924,

this box comprises front and rear walls 41 and 42, end walls 43, 43 and botto'ni44. By reason of the elimination of folding legs, and more orless complicated mechanism for actuating the same, which heretofore occu- 1 pied considerable space underneath both ends of the seat portion and main frame, I 1

am enabled to make this box much longer at its ends than heretofore.

43 to, the side rails 28, 23 of the mainframe. Heretofore such boxes have usually been provided with a solid cover hingedto the mainframe. i In the improved form shown I provide a cover compr s ng 'a f r'ame 45 hinged to the rear box Wall 42 and havln'ga As shown in Fi v the box extends with its end walls 43 spring support 46 of the usual vkind eXtendmg thereacrossfl .Itwill be observed that the frame 45 and its spring extends with: the box" 40 substantially the entire length of; the

clavenp'ort seat so as to provide additional comfort when thefdevice is used as a'be d. The frame 45 and spring 46 may alsofbe provided with a 'fabr'ic 'cover 47 to protect the bedding or other mater tacle from dust and dirt;

be limited to the exactv construction shown 'and described, but that various changes and ia'l in the recep- While I have illustrated and described H 7 one particularembodiment of my invention, it will be understood-that 'Ifdo inotj'wish to' modifications may be made] without departi ing from tion. 1 I'Claiinf A da'venport having a main frame and the spirit ands'cope of my invenof inverted -L-shaped metal pieces extending vertically above said receptacle toa level with the top of said telescoping guide, means, and being provided with resilient spring means substantially flush with the tops of said L-shaped pieces extendingthereacross.

Signed at Chicago this 5th1day of Au- THEODORE s. MoaRis'oN; 

